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an Askeladden story
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Sound recording, story; a Norwegian wonder
tale and Askeladden story told by Abbi Patrix, at The Crick Crack
Club at The Old Farm House Pub, Kentsh Town, London, 28th
February 1991.
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A story told by Abbi Patrix accompanying
himself on an African thumb piano. Askeladden, the Ash Lad, has
two brothers, Peter and Paul who mistreat him. When their parents
die, Peter and Paul leave Askeladden and join a farm were they
take care of the horses. Askeladden follows and gets a job in the
kitchen of the same farm. The brothers spin a story to the King
about their brother and Askeladden is sent on a journey by the
King to steal the ducks from the pond of a troll. Askeladden
succeeds and is rewarded by the King. The brothers spin another
story to the King and Askeladden is sent to fetch a silver and
gold blanket from the bed of the troll. Again Askeladden succeeds
and is rewarded by the King. The brothers spin a third story and
Askeladden is sent to fetch a magical instrument from the troll's
house. Askeladden reaches the troll's house and is captured. He
uses a candle, a piece of burnt wood and a nail, collected on his
journey, to trick the trolls into not eating him, and into eating
one of the troll's own daughters. Askeladden succeeds in stealing
the troll's magical instrument and returns to the King, where he
is rewarded with the King's daughter's hand in marriage. The
story is followed by a break for an interval announced by Ben
Haggarty.
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Programme note reads - The Magnificent French
storyteller, Abbi Patrix, presents an informal evening of
Norwegian Folk and Wonder Tales. Unmissable.
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audience:-
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adult
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recording quality
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condition:-
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good
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completeness:-
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complete
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duration:-
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0 hours, 26 minutes, 52 seconds
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This is one of a series of recordings made by Marc Jobst to
create a pilot of a series of radio programmes entitled Cracking
Tales for broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Pilots were made, but the
programme was never broadcast.
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The Crick Crack Club was founded by Ben Haggarty in 1987 and was
the first regular performance storytelling club to be established
in the UK. From the outset, the club operated with a programme of
storytellers put in place by an artistic director, Ben Haggarty.
It had no 'floor spots' whereby anyone had the opportunity to
tell stories. The club was created in response to a recognised
need for there to be sufficient UK storytellers to perform
competent, formal evening shows for adult audiences in the
proposed 1989, 15 day long, Third International Storytelling
Festival at London's South Bank Centre. In the autumn of 1987 the
first season of 26 weekly Crick Crack Club events was launched in
a pub theatre (The Chair) in Ladbrook Grove, with the expressed
aim of trying out new artists and providing an opportunity for
established artists to develop their skills and repertoire for
adults. Jenny Pearson of the Kew Storytellers helped Ben Haggarty
with the organisation of this first season.The Crick Crack Club
promoted weekly events in various venues in London between 1987
and 1995, and then monthly events at the Spitz from 1995 to 2001.
During this time it also organised numerous monthly events and
mini-festivals in regional arts venues throughout England. In
1991/92 wth £10,000 from the Arts Council Literature department
it tried to establish a touring circuit promoting 120 events in a
year. Daniel Morden gave invaluable administrative support during
this period. In 1993, in partnership with David Ambrose of St.
Donats Arts Centre in Wales, the Crick Crack Club Club created
the Beyond the Border International Festival of Storytelling and
Epic Singing. Ben Haggarty co-directed Beyond the Border from
1993 to 2005. Since 2001 the Crick Crack Club has worked on a
peripatetic basis, programming in various venues and in
partnership with various organisations, and in 2003 began a
long-term partnership with Barbican Education in London, to
promote 9 events a year in the Barbican Pit Theatre
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storytelling:-
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storyteller: Abbi Patrix
male / French / Norwegian
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storytelling:-
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Master of Ceremonies; Crick Crack Club Artistic Director: Ben
Haggarty
male / British / born 30.11.1958 / occupation performance
storyteller; promoter
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origin:-
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Norway
Scandinavia
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Crick Crack Club season flyer and event listing
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Click to enlarge images
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use:-
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BBC Radio 4
Marc Jobst
radio broadcast pilot |
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administration & programming:-
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administrator; programmer: The Crick Crack Club
administrator; programmer; Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty
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storytelling:-
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Kentish Town, London, England: The Old Farm House Pub
28 Feb 1991
storytelling club: The Crick Crack Club
public performance
radio production
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gift from:-
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Marc Jobst
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© The London Centre for International Storytelling:
2007